Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.

Infobox State Senator


name=Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.


state_senate=South Carolina
state=South Carolina
district=31st
term=1981 - Present
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1931|04|14
place of birth=Lincoln County, North Carolina
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Jean Leatherman
profession=Businessman (Real Estate)
religion=United Methodist
party=Republican|

Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 31st District since 1981. He switched parties from Democratic to Republican in 1995. The 31st District is anchored in Florence, South Carolina. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Leatherman also sits on the state's powerful Budget and Control Board.

Senator Leatherman is a graduate of North Carolina State University who owns a successful real estate business. Prior to his election to the Senate in 1980, he served on the town council as mayor pro tempore in Quinby, South Carolina, from 1971 to 1976.

External links

* [http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/1068181690.html South Carolina Legislature - Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.] Official SC Senate Website
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=3960 Project Vote Smart - Senator Hugh Kenneth Leatherman Sr. (SC)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Hugh Leatherman
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200640&c=427056 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200440&c=59531 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200240&c=24686 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200040&c=378547 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199840&c=378285 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199640&c=378005 1996] campaign contributions